South Africans headed the polls on Wednesday to elect the country’s sixth democratic administration
South Africans headed the polls on Wednesday to elect the country’s sixth democratic administration
In April, the M&G reported that, where other small parties had lost votes hand over fist, the FF+ has steadily maintained its support
With over 3-million votes counted the CSIR — in partnership with the SABC — predict that the ANC will only get 57.39% votes
South Africans headed the polls on Wednesday to elect the country’s sixth democratic administration
South Africans went to the polls on Wednesday in a day marred by bad weather, protests and worrying potential irregularities
ANC’s Tressurer General Paul Mashatile, former president Thabo Mbeki and President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the media after voting.
We are a deeply unequal society and none of the parties on my ballot papers had convinced me they have a clear plan specifically to tackle inequality
Ramaphosa says the election ushers in a period of renewal and hope in which he stands on the shoulders of South Africans to bring change
Police are monitoring morning protests in Khayelitsha, Siqalo, and Plettenberg Bay on the Garden Route
Since Tuesday, there have been reports of unrest in volatile areas of Cape Town
Political mergers can enrich democracy and lead to more accountable government, but they can also lead to opportunism that undermine accountability
The second day of special voting in KwaZulu-Natal had none of the delays of opening day
Some 26.7-million voters, 22 924 voting stations, 189 000 volunteers and over 60-million national and provincial ballot papers will be in play
The Electoral commission confirmed in a statement that they have dismissed an official who allowed a party agent to help with moving of special votes
There are myriad reasons why this very significant demographic choose not to vote
The leaders of South Africa’s parties saved their best campaigning for their final rallies
Protests and strike action hamper IEC start to election
But none of the parties has made gender issues a core element of their campaigns except for the Women Forward Party
The Democratic Alliance seems to be well on its way to retaining the province according to data released by the Institute of Race Relations
The IEC is also facing a labour dispute, with workers demanding more pay and threatening to down tools on May 8
The anti-apartheid stalwart, and Nobel Peace Prize winner cast his special vote at his Milnerton home in Cape Town on Monday morning
EFF leader Julius Malema speaks about the time the ANC promised Matlhomola Moshoeu’s mother a house.
Malema said South Africans were “compromised by t-shirts” making them forget their struggles and parties’ broken promises
Ramaphosa says this is a call to all South Africans: black and white, young and old, women and men
The Siyanqoba rally is billed as a show of force in the final push for votes ahead of the most crucial election since 1994
The Economic Freedom Fighters hold a final election rally ahead of May 8th polls at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto
The Siyanqoba rally is billed as a show of force in the final push for votes ahead of the most crucial election since 1994
During the Democratic Alliance’s Phetogo Rally at Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto on Saturday, the party supporters spoke about their hope for change.
Bringing the ANC below 50% in the province is an election target of the DA
The title of Maimane’s speech is ‘Let us vote for our hopes, not our fears’
The DA has set itself four targets for the 8 May election and is confident of achieving them